Chapter 282 Another Escape to the Demon Realm
So when those people finished their heated discussion, they found that the two little black balls had disappeared.
Lan Yue skipped into Tong Zhuo's room and, without saying a word, piled all the high-grade spiritual materials and top-quality spirit stones she had plundered in the Demon Realm on the floor.
With a clattering sound, the already small hut was filled with materials, and everywhere it shimmered with dazzling light.
Tong Zhuo looked up from her research and was almost blinded by the light.
"You two..." A pair of beautiful eyes looked at the two little black balls, somewhat confused.
"Are you Lan Yue and Yun Xi?" Tong Zhuo suddenly asked.
Lan Yue was somewhat surprised: "Sister Tong, how did you guess that? I thought you would kick us out as demons."
She was about to go through a lot of trouble to explain why, but she didn't expect the other person to recognize her so quickly.
Back in the Demon Realm, even the Supreme Elders hesitated for a while.
Tong Zhuo's lips twitched: "Is it that hard to guess? Apart from the two of you and the friends you brought, no one else would be this generous to me."
"I'm not saying this to be rude, but you little guys really trust me. You've entrusted me with so many precious materials. These things could raise a whole family."
This wasn't Tong Zhuo exaggerating; they really gave her too much stuff. She hadn't even finished using what she had last time, and this time the room was piled high with materials.
"This is important scientific research. We can't be poor in science and technology!" Lan Yue exclaimed.
"Shall we go to the Tower of the Abyss? We came here to invite you to come with us. Time flows differently there than outside, so you can have more time to study if you stay inside..."
Before Lan Yue could finish explaining their specific arrangements, Tong Zhuo had already put everything into her spatial ring and picked up her small bundle.
"Let's go, let's go quickly!"
Tong Zhuo was worried that he didn't have enough time. He didn't have a spot in the Tower of Abyss before, so how could he let this opportunity slip by?
When the elders came looking for them again, they could only sense the aura of the teleportation array and a few babbling words from the two little ones.
"We're going to train at the Tower of the Abyss, so don't worry about us..."
"We could easily overturn the Demon King's Palace, let alone the Tower of the Abyss. Once the Four Realms Grand Competition begins, just wait and see our heroic performance!"
The two little ones, afraid of being stopped, had already run away.
The Supreme Elder, who was preparing to go in together, was speechless.
"Those two little brats ran so fast. Once I get inside, I'll drag them out and teach them a lesson!"
The Supreme Elder, his beard bristling and eyes wide, soon followed the Insect Witch into the Tower of the Abyss.
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One year later.
In the Western Regions, the Four Regions Grand Competition is in full swing.
Lan Yue, who had already reached the peak of the Golden Core stage, swung the huge nine-layered array tower in her hand and smashed it fiercely towards the Nascent Soul giant beast in front of her.
Yunxi also drew her longsword, twirling it as she sliced off the giant beast's head.
With the disappearance of this Nascent Soul behemoth, the points they both gained jumped to an incredibly high number.
Those who were secretly watching nearby were already dumbfounded, as if they had lost their words.
"They've already killed over a hundred Nascent Soul demonic beasts by working together, haven't they?"
"Is this really something a Golden Core cultivator would do? Are those two really not Nascent Soul experts who compressed their cultivation to bully people?"
A group of people were discussing in secret. It wasn't that they were unambitious, but rather that other Golden Core cultivators were already extremely lucky and rare to be able to kill one or two Nascent Soul stage demonic beasts.
But those guys practically raided the nest of Nascent Soul demon beasts and monopolized almost all the high-level demon beasts in the secret realm. Is this something a human could do?
"Hey, no wonder they tied for first place in the North and South competitions. I heard they cheated to get that result, and I didn't believe it at first. Now it seems we were the fools!"
"Right, right, right. They deal with Nascent Soul stage demonic beasts like slicing melons and chopping vegetables. Do they need to cheat?"
At this point, those hiding in the shadows were furious, wishing they could hang upside down the people who had spread the rumors with them and let them see what was going on.
After the secret realm ended, the Heavenly Ranking announced the scores, and Lan Yue and Yun Xi's names were listed at the top, with bright gold icons engraved on a huge jade stone.
Not long ago, after they entered the Tower of the Abyss, they contacted the tower spirit who was filled with remorse and brought their friends to the top floor of the Tower of the Abyss.
The time flow at the top of the Tower of the Abyss is ten times slower than outside. In other words, ten days of cultivation inside would only amount to one day outside.
Moreover, the spiritual energy inside the Tower of the Abyss is extremely rich. With such a good opportunity, Lan Yue and Yun Xi simply used the resources they had accumulated to cultivate in seclusion.
They could have broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, since they brought back so many spiritual treasures from the Demon Realm. Even if all of them broke through together, there would still be some left over, let alone just the two of them.
However, in order to prepare for the upcoming competition, they had no choice but to stop their cultivation, leave the Tower of the Abyss, and head to the Western Regions for the Four Regions Grand Competition.
Now that they've won the four-domain competition, the group of kids have gathered together and finally have some free time to chat.
Lan Yue's eyes were filled with tears: "This competition is finally over, I can finally go back to lying down and playing on my phone!"
Yes, just before they left the Tower of the Abyss, Tong Zhuo had already developed the initial version of the mobile phone.
This is all thanks to the Enlightenment Tea given to her by Yu Lanyue. With the blessing of the Enlightenment Tea, Tong Zhuo's speed has skyrocketed. Now, the first version of the mobile phone she made out of jade can not only make real-time calls, but also play some simple games.
Of course, Lan Yue was also subtly urging her on this little game, providing her with inspiration.
But the only games available inside are simple ones like pushing boxes and stacking blocks.
But this is already an epic leap. Lan Yue had been looking forward to it before the competition, and now she can finally lie down and play on her phone openly!
"If the demons don't make any further moves, they've probably really backed down. We can then expand the mobile phone industry to the entire Wushuang Continent. Maybe we can even continue playing after we ascend to immortality!"
Lan Yue's face was full of longing, as if she could already imagine the scene hundreds of years later.
"Actually, it could also be developed into the Demon Realm, as long as that Sixth Prince supports it," Tong Zhuo suddenly said from the side.
During the years she spent in the Tower of the Abyss, she naturally heard about the "earth-shattering" things her two friends did in the Demon Realm.
When she heard about it, she was already thinking about opening up the market in the demon realm.
"Sister Tong, you're absolutely right. We can't let any market slip by. In the future, we'll even have to take care of those demon races in the Eastern Region!"
Lan Yue nodded repeatedly.
"Speaking of Luan Feng, I suddenly realized that it's been a long time since I've seen him. How about we sneak off to the Demon Realm after we break through to the Nascent Soul stage and catch up with him?"
"Alright, I'd also like to meet this Sixth Prince." Li Bai was also somewhat expectant.
His biggest regret to this day is that he couldn't venture into the Demon Realm with Lan Yue and Yun Xi back then, otherwise it would have been quite interesting.
"Okay, let's agree on a time to meet up and sneak off to the Demon Realm!"
Lan Yue clapped her hands, finalizing the itinerary for the rest of the trip.
After all, she was very curious about what was happening in the Demon Realm. The two main palaces of the Demon King's Palace had collapsed, and the Demon Kings were embroiled in internal strife.
More than a year has passed, and we don't know how things are there now, or whether the demons still have the intention to continue attacking the cultivation world.